Last Tuesday, Lund’s Early Childhood Education Program hosted a group of our state partners who were interested in learning more about the nutrition program. LECP received a grant in the fall from the Vermont Farm to School and Early Care Program to help pay for a new dishwasher in the kitchen. The new dishwasher, which… Read More »
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Summer Time Celebration Brings Community Fun to Independence Place
Summertime enjoyment can be simple – A bowl of watermelon, some hot dogs and burgers on the grill, bubbles, chalk, lawn chairs and a sunny evening. A recent summer celebration barbecue at Lund’s transitional housing facility, Independence Place, had all these elements. Tenants brought out chairs, and staff members lit the grill and laid out… Read More »
New Fiscal Year Brings Changes to Lund’s Board
At Lund, we are very fortunate to have a dedicated, talented, and experienced Board of Trustees. They work hard every day on Lund’s behalf and bring their personal testimony and business acumen to their positions at Lund. We are grateful every day for their commitment to and passion for Lund’s mission. July 1st saw the… Read More »
“No Matter How Long She May Be Away” – Mother’s Day at Kids-A-Part
Guest Post by Heidi Wener, Kids-A-Part Community Case Manager “On Saturday May 12th, 20 mothers residing inside the walls of the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility were joined by their 34 children to celebrate Mother’s Day. A hot pancake breakfast made for sticky fingers and faces, and the simple act of washing hands together generated echoing… Read More »
Lund is for fathers too!
Lund’s origins in the late 1890’s as the ‘Home for Friendless Women’ and many years operating a residential home just for moms might give the impression that Lund only works with women and children. In 2018, however, this is definitely not the case. All of Lund’s programs are family centered which means that while a… Read More »
Read All About It!
Family Educators at Lund’s residential treatment program for substance use and mental health disorders facilitate groups covering a wide range of therapeutic, parenting and life skills topics. Pregnant and parenting women living at the program attend these groups as part of their individual treatment plans. ‘Read All About It’ was a group recently offered by… Read More »
How to Talk to Kids About Sexual Health and Pregnancy Prevention
Did you miss Lund’s panel last month on How to Talk to Your Kids About Sexual Health and Pregnancy Prevention? No problem! Firstly, you can watch the whole thing here: https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/how-talk-your-kids-about-sexual-health-and-teen-pregnancy-prevention At the bottom of this post you will find links to the useful resources shared by the experts on the panel – Kelsey Francis-Fath,… Read More »
Lund Celebrates National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
GUEST POST by Kelsey Francis-Fath, New Horizons Education Program Team Lead and Health & Prevention Educator May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month! What a great time to intentionally think of how we can best initiate and/or continue meaningful, accessible conversations with youth and teens about sexual health. Throughout the month of May, Lund is hosting… Read More »
1st Annual Pitchin’ for a Purpose Cornhole Tournament
Over 60 teams, more than 200 players, and countless spectators and volunteers attended the Pitchin’ for a Purpose Cornhole Tournament presented by NorthCountry Federal Credit Union this past Saturday at the Burlington International Airport. It was a great success! The competition was fierce, with many teams keeping close eye on the brackets to see how… Read More »
Children’s Literacy Foundation visits Lund
Last month, we were very grateful to receive two visits from our friends at the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF). Lund and CLiF have worked together for many years across several Lund programs – Kids-A-Part, Early Childhood, Adoption – but this was the first time we had hosted them at our residential treatment facility for substance… Read More »
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